{"product_id":"dictionary-of-american-childrens-fiction-agnes-regan-perkins-9780313252334","title":"Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1960-1984: Recent Books of Recognized Merit","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith its companion volume, this book effectively provides descriptions and evaluations of award-winning American fiction for children over the last 125 years. The compilers provide clear, insightful, and critical evaluations. Despite its title, the bibliography lists fiction for both children and young adults. . . . These two volumes, likely to become reference mainstays, are recommended for academic libraries that support children's and young adult literature or teacher education, and for public libraries and media centers. \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume is a fine addition to the reference works of children's literature and should be considered as a first purchase by those studying children's literature in-depth and in particular by those preparing booktalks. \u003ci\u003eARBA \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese two volumes will be useful to anyone concerned with children's literature--librarians, teachers, and students. \u003ci\u003eReference Books Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this companion volume to their \u003ci\u003eDictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1859-1959\u003c\/i\u003e, Alethea K. Helbig and Agnes Regan Perkins present detailed information on a comprehensive selection of contemporary books for children and young adults. This dictionary consists of 1,550 alphabetical entries for each title, author, main characters, and other important aspects of each work such as significant settings or elements in need of further clarification. The 489 novels examined in this work include the winners and finalists from major award lists, as well as other books recognized for merit by a variety of experts in children's literature. An extensive index includes all the items for which there are entries. Other index entries cover themes, subjects, unusual narrative structures, author's pseudonyms, and genres.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Agnes Regan Perkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313252335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313252334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.42h x 6.26w x 1.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Ref Srces for Small\/Med Li\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 259","brand":"Agnes Regan Perkins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45331706609919,"sku":"9780313252334","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9de2e3e4-5985-49d1-a908-baca3b24897a.jpg?v=1713970675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dictionary-of-american-childrens-fiction-agnes-regan-perkins-9780313252334","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}